Security and optimization

Author Message

Franck T.

Thursday 26 January 2006 8:45:07 am

Hello,
I'm about to publish an intranet site on ez 3.5.4 (Apache2 + Php 4.3.10 / Windows Server 2003).
I've read this article about security settings for a virtual host setup (http://ez.no/doc/ez_publish/technical_manual/3_6/installation/virtual_host_setup) but what for a 'normal' ezpublish installation?
For example, what about the best <Directory> rules ? Any example will be helpfull.

Franck T.

Friday 27 January 2006 12:19:44 am

Here is how I set my httpd.conf:


#Global restrictive access on DocRoot:
<Directory C:/web/site>
       Order Deny,Allow
       Deny from All
</Directory>

# To let access my ezSite:
<Directory C:/web/site/ezSite>
	<Files index.php>
		Order allow,deny
		Allow from all
	</Files>
</Directory>

Problem: this works on my test machine but not on my server !!
On the server, it seems that the templates are not loaded. The welcome page appears with no layout (but no errors from ezDebug).
Any idea about what's wrong ?

Marc Boon

Friday 27 January 2006 1:50:09 am

<Directory C:/web/site/ezSite>
	<Files index.php>
		Order allow,deny
		Allow from all
	</Files>
</Directory>

This rule means that the only file that can be accessed from the C:/web/site/ezSite directory is the file index.php. Your stylesheets and images cannot be loaded by the browser.

See http://ez.no/doc/ez_publish/technical_manual/3_6/installation/virtual_host_setup for apache configuration examples

Franck T.

Friday 27 January 2006 3:13:05 am

Thanks Marc, but as said in my first post, the virtual host system doesnt fit my needs. I prefer a classic apache configuration.
Now my problem is: is it possible to let people browse correctly the site while protecting/hiding all my internal ressources (images, script files, ...) ? How to configure apache in this way, out of the virtual host mode ?

Marc Boon

Friday 27 January 2006 3:46:28 am

In that case, you can use the .htaccess_root file in the ez publish install directory. This file should be renamed .htaccess in order to be effective. Apache should be configured with AllowOverride in order to work with .htaccess files.
You could also put the directives from .htacess_root in a <Directory> section in Apache's httpd.conf.

Franck T.

Friday 27 January 2006 6:13:43 am

Hey Marc, you know what? I'm happy...
Thanks a lot, indeed.

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eZ debug

Timing: Jan 19 2025 04:26:00
Script start
Timing: Jan 19 2025 04:26:00
Module start 'layout'
Timing: Jan 19 2025 04:26:00
Module start 'content'
Timing: Jan 19 2025 04:26:01
Module end 'content'
Timing: Jan 19 2025 04:26:01
Script end

Main resources:

Total runtime1.0679 sec
Peak memory usage4,096.0000 KB
Database Queries66

Timing points:

CheckpointStart (sec)Duration (sec)Memory at start (KB)Memory used (KB)
Script start 0.00000.0058 589.2578152.6250
Module start 'layout' 0.00580.0032 741.882839.4453
Module start 'content' 0.00911.0575 781.3281503.7734
Module end 'content' 1.06660.0013 1,285.101612.1641
Script end 1.0679  1,297.2656 

Time accumulators:

 Accumulator Duration (sec) Duration (%) Count Average (sec)
Ini load
Load cache0.00310.2919160.0002
Check MTime0.00130.1202160.0001
Mysql Total
Database connection0.00100.090910.0010
Mysqli_queries1.019095.4218660.0154
Looping result0.00080.0719640.0000
Template Total1.029696.420.5148
Template load0.00170.157920.0008
Template processing1.027996.256720.5140
Template load and register function0.00030.023810.0003
states
state_id_array0.00110.106210.0011
state_identifier_array0.00170.158520.0008
Override
Cache load0.00140.1312260.0001
Sytem overhead
Fetch class attribute can translate value0.00100.095720.0005
Fetch class attribute name0.00190.177960.0003
XML
Image XML parsing0.00040.033420.0002
class_abstraction
Instantiating content class attribute0.00000.001460.0000
General
dbfile0.00120.1099100.0001
String conversion0.00000.000840.0000
Note: percentages do not add up to 100% because some accumulators overlap

Templates used to render the page:

UsageRequested templateTemplateTemplate loadedEditOverride
1node/view/full.tplfull/forum_topic.tplextension/sevenx/design/simple/override/templates/full/forum_topic.tplEdit templateOverride template
6content/datatype/view/ezxmltext.tpl<No override>extension/community_design/design/suncana/templates/content/datatype/view/ezxmltext.tplEdit templateOverride template
5content/datatype/view/ezxmltags/line.tpl<No override>design/standard/templates/content/datatype/view/ezxmltags/line.tplEdit templateOverride template
7content/datatype/view/ezxmltags/paragraph.tpl<No override>extension/ezwebin/design/ezwebin/templates/content/datatype/view/ezxmltags/paragraph.tplEdit templateOverride template
2content/datatype/view/ezxmltags/literal.tpl<No override>extension/community/design/standard/templates/content/datatype/view/ezxmltags/literal.tplEdit templateOverride template
1print_pagelayout.tpl<No override>extension/community/design/community/templates/print_pagelayout.tplEdit templateOverride template
 Number of times templates used: 22
 Number of unique templates used: 6

Time used to render debug report: 0.0001 secs